{"id":17199,"date":"2022-04-19T15:18:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T15:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/history-maker-coetzee-clocks-100-matches-for-cheetahs"},"modified":"2022-04-19T15:18:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T15:18:03","slug":"history-maker-coetzee-clocks-100-matches-for-cheetahs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/history-maker-coetzee-clocks-100-matches-for-cheetahs","title":{"rendered":"History-maker Coetzee clocks 100 matches for Cheetahs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Namibian veteran prop Aranos Coetzee on Friday made history when he clocked an astonishing 100th match for club Toyota Cheetahs in their 28-21 win over Western Province during a Currie Cup clash at the DHL stadium in Cape Town.<\/p>\n

The 34-year-old bulky prop, who has played 24 Tests for Namibia\u2019s Welwitschias, on Friday became the first Namibian rugby player to ever achieve the milestone of clocking 100 matches for a South African club.<\/p>\n

Coetzee, who has been on the Cheetahs\u2019 books since 2016, having previously also played for the Leopards and French clubs Racing Metro and Brive, has been praised by Cheetahs coach Hawies Fourie for not being a fancy player but being one who always gets the basics rights.<\/p>\n

Speaking to www.news24.com\u2019s podcast, Fourie said Namibian rugby greats like Renaldo Bothma, Jacques Burger, Rohan Kitshoff, Kees Lensing, Theuns Kotze and Johan Deysel have been far more successful in capturing the imagination, but \u2013 as Coetzee\u2019s 100-matches achievement attests to \u2013 reliability and longevity get duly rewarded.<\/p>\n

Coetzee, despite being beset by various injuries over the past few years, remains the bedrock of the Cheetahs\u2019 scrum.<\/p>\n

Yet, as he approaches the twilight of a career that\u2019s also seen him represent Namibia at the 2015 and 2019 Rugby World Cups, Fourie still hopes his veteran front-rower can find himself in a position where he can conjure up a line-break.<\/p>\n

Because, as it turns out, Coetzee \u2013 nicknamed after the small town near the Botswanan border where he grew up \u2013 is lightning quick.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the many other skills that aren\u2019t always immediately apparent is his pace. Every game I\u2019m yearning for him to have a clean break so that supporters can see that in action. It happens quite often in training and those runs really have the back huffing if they want to catch up with him,\u201d said an impressed Fourie.<\/p>\n

\u201cAranos is quite a reserved guy; someone who tends to be in the background a bit off the field. But when he\u2019s on it, he stands back for no one. When he\u2019s scrumming, which is the primary job of a tight-head, then he\u2019s in the zone. He\u2019ll take on anyone. You can see scrumming is what he prides himself on. He\u2019s really a superb exponent in that regard and continues to be. Aranos is a special player and a special person. We are all really happy for him. He\u2019s played in two World Cups too, so he has a lot to be proud of.\u201d<\/p>\n

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